# N2581R: Balloon Works FIREFLY 9B-15, registration cancelled 2014-10-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 27, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 9B-15](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-9b-15) (registry code 1050121)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: F9B-004
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: January 28, 1993
- Certificate issued: January 5, 1998
- Last registry action: January 19, 2010
- Mode S code: A277C1
- Owners when cancelled: [Colorado Balloon Services](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COLORADO%20BALLOON%20SERVICES), [Vandehoet Edward L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VANDEHOET%20EDWARD%20L)
- Location: [Broomfield, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Broomfield)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 39.9308° N, 105.0743° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80020, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2581R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2581R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2581R-2014-10-27

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Balloon Works FIREFLY 9B-15: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-9b-15.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 19980315008679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980315008679I), Mar 15, 1998: N2581R, Beckinridge, CO, Destroyed. Narrative: flight had ended safely with no damage. Rescue helicopter downwash blew balloon down the side of the mountain, destroying it.

## Other aircraft with N2581R

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2581R-undated): Piper PA-28-180, S/N 285651. Administratively canceled

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